About this trip
This is the classic route to Everest Base Camp, starting with a scenic flight from Kathmandu into Lukla before you head on foot into the Khumbu. You walk through Sherpa villages and rhododendron forest, climbing gradually into thinner air and bigger views.
Inside Sagarmatha National Park you pass monasteries and mani walls on the way to the foot of the world's highest mountain, with a side trip up Kala Patthar for sunrise over Everest. It's a non-technical trek, but the terrain is steep and uneven and the altitude is the real test.
Your guide sets the pace and builds in acclimatisation days, so this isn't a route you rush. Reasonable fitness and a bit of preparation beforehand go a long way.
What you'll do
- Fly from Kathmandu to Lukla, gateway to the Khumbu
- Trek through Sherpa villages en route to Everest Base Camp
- Enter Sagarmatha National Park, a UNESCO World Heritage Site
- Visit high-altitude Buddhist monasteries
- Reach Everest Base Camp itself
- Climb Kala Patthar for sunrise views over Everest
- Reaches a maximum elevation of 5,545 metres, so altitude, not technical skill, is the main challenge
- Non-technical trek but involves steep, uneven ground over consecutive days
- Guide adjusts pace and builds in time to acclimatise
Worth it if you want expert guides who genuinely look after you and handle logistics seamlessly. Think twice if you're inflexible about weather delays—they happen.
- Guides like Nir, RAM and Dika actively manage altitude sickness, carry loads while staying cheerful, and constantly reassure you that slow pace is fine.
- Company owner Dil handles everything upfront—permits, accommodation, transport—so you only walk and enjoy; even sorted helicopter when Lukla flights failed.
- Flight delays between Kathmandu and Lukla are real during monsoon season; company manages rebooking but adds unpredictability to your schedule.
- Eleven days allows genuine acclimatization time; rushing this trek with shorter itineraries would risk altitude sickness that guides here expertly prevent.
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A night before your tour in Kathmandu · 21 Jul – 22 Jul
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